POLITICS

May 16, 2013 1:25 am

NA-250 Drag My Vote but you Can’t Drag My Spirit

By Irma Ikram It took me six hours to cast my vote. My polling station was NA-250 DCW Phase 8, it had become rather apparent over time that the postponing of the votes had been deliberate. The master plan apparently was that if the votes were delayed then people would give up and go home. The thought of posh aunties [...]

April 4, 2013 1:19 pm

Bhutto

 Death anniversary of former prime minister and founding chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto is being observed across Pakistan.   Fateha and Quran Khuwanis as well as different ceremonies would be held to mark the day.   PPP leaders and workers would lay floral wraths and offer fateha on Bhotto’s grave in Garhi Khuda Bux in Larkana. [...]

February 5, 2013 1:07 pm

Kashmir Day

Pakistan considers Kashmir as the core issue, between India and Pakistan, leading to three wars and devoting a major portion of their national incomes to defense budgets Kashmir Solidarity Day has been observed on 5 February each year since 1990 in Pakistan as a day of protest against Indian control of part of Kashmir.

January 21, 2013 12:05 pm

A Journey from Qadri’s LONG MARCH to Zardari’s Premiere League – Part 2

By Sonya Anjum Saba As I mentioned a question in Part 1: “Who got the maximum benefit out of it and who suffered the major loss?” Whatever I write is my personal observation and anticipation with respect to what happened in the last one year. But I believe that its not only me… there are many who think like me…To me [...]

January 18, 2013 5:14 pm

“A Journey from Qadri’s LONG MARCH to Zardari’s Premiere League – Part1″

By Sonya Anjum Saba Today Sheikh Waqas Akram on Ary in Kashif Abbasi’s program said that we were always against “Election Commission” mean while in the 7star container Qadri + Govt Officials were having negotiations… Which makes me think daal main kuch kala nahi tha… puri ki puri daal pehlay din se he kaali thi… Its history of politics that [...]

January 16, 2013 6:47 pm

15 points “Why I Condemn Mr. Qadri’s March”

 By Sonya Anjum Saba First and foremost point: What is his actual motive? First he copied PTI’s agenda and claims to be the initiator of it. And then asking PTI to join the march. Then he made public follow an unconstitutional way of protesting against in competency of govt. He does not have the authority to challenge any of the [...]

January 12, 2013 1:33 pm

Droned for no reason !

By Sarwat Tariq The use of drones has rapidly expanded over the last few months in Pakistan and day by day resistance, protest and opposition are being amplified. Whenever drone attack comes there should be the loss of Pakistani poor people and no one care about those citizens because all our ministers and senators are secure and living in a [...]

November 22, 2012 11:37 am

Why Do I Cry?

By Ovais Obowath You ask me , why do I whine , why do I cry day in day out in front of these deaf ears where pin drop silence prevail. disillusioned youth, disloyal leaders , no unity and yet still somehow there is glucose in my vein , there is some life left in me , there is some [...]

July 11, 2012 7:01 pm

You are too sexy for your shirt.. GIVE IT TO ME!!

By - Eye Contact Rehman Malik the so called guarantor of democracy grabbed the collar of a journalist when he asked a perfectly legitimate question about his dual nationality at the Karachi airport yesterday. A picture tells a thousand stories and this picture is telling a million thousand. I’ll leave the rest to your imagination.

June 25, 2012 5:31 pm

Disgruntled Spiker

The Political Turmoil  read “Term Oil “ in the political furnace of Pakistan is feeling Lubricated . The foes have become friends  and the arch rivals are laying flower beds for the Rajas and MAHA Rajas of the world to walk upon. Suddenly there is LIGHT at the end, in between and start of the tunnel. The lack of power [...]